When you purchase a learning management system (LMS), where is your money going? With subscription fees, hosting, set-up and configuration, the costs can be hard to track.
Join us with our Director of Learning Solutions, Ben Young, as we unpack this topic. From set-up to data migration to training, join us and discover where exactly your money is going when you purchase an LMS, as well as some tips and tricks for ensuring you successfully launch your LMS, and avoid any hidden costs.
You will learn:
- The main costs associated with an open source LMS
- Important questions to consider when organizing deployment activities
- Workarounds to avoid hidden LMS costs
Whether you’re new to Moodle, or an experienced user, knowing which plugins to choose and how to best implement them can be a challenge. Our Moodle experts regularly review plugins and advise and help our clients select the best plugins based on their learning and training needs. In this live demonstration, you will see in depth, the top 5 plugin choices which help with tracking learning engagement, reporting, and overall user experience.
Watch the presentation to learn which Moodle Plugins will allow you to:
- Enhance learner productivity and improve performance
- Reduce employee turnover, and increase learner engagement
- Improve training and learning processes, and see consistently better learning results
Erin Melvin, a Learning and Development Specialist at Lambda Solutions, presented on training essentials for their learning management system (LMS). The presentation covered why training matters for successful LMS implementation and use, Lambda's approach to training, setup and configuration support, and their vision for advancing learning engagement. Attendees were invited to ask questions and provide feedback to help Lambda continue improving their client training and support.
Reduce the Cost of Online Learning & Training with Moodle LMSLambda Solutions
Whether you’re delivering online learning at a private school, a university, a healthcare institution, or a small business, you’ll want a flexible eLearning solution that has the flexibility (and scalability) to meets your business needs, and cuts unnecessary costs. In addition to being the world’s leading open source platform, with over 1 million registered users worldwide, Moodle offers a solution that fits your budget. This presentation will identify the features and functions of Moodle LMS that will help you save money, and even make money!
Attend the live webinar to learn:
- Common pains and needs of the LMS market, when it comes to costs and investments
- The features and functions of Moodle that will alleviate these pains, by reducing the cost of your LMS ownership
- The cost-benefits associated with the Open Source platform of Moodle
- The business problems you’ll be able to solve with these identified features
- Tips for avoiding other unnecessary costs.
Leveraging Your LMS to Meet Organizational GoalsLambda Solutions
Learning management systems (LMS) help users and learners accelerate learning performance, but you may not be aware of the LMS features that can also serve your entire organization, and accelerate corporate performance. The key is knowing which features in your LMS align with corporate processes, and how to leverage them. Join this live webinar to learn how a modern LMS can increase user performance, improve learning programs, measure the impact of learning and training, and generate more efficiencies and income for your business.
Watch the presentation to learn about the LMS features you can use to help you reach your goals, including:
- LMS Reporting & Analytics
- Configurable, Branded Theme
- Course Shopping Cart & Checkout
- Digital Media Library
The document advertises client management services from DeskCenterUSA that can help schools and colleges grow their student body and control spending while staying compliant. It offers benefits like centrally managing inventory and software licenses, complete documentation, user management, and reports. A free trial of DeskCenter's management suite is available on their website.
The user experience of your learning management system directly affects learner engagement. Often, LMS branding efforts prove detrimental to the usability of the entire system, and even slow down learner progress and overall learning and training success.
Branding your LMS is more than just consistent theming—it is also the application of intuitive and functional design principles that work to both make your users comfortable throughout their learning experience, while shaping and enforcing your organization’s culture. Inspire your learners, drive your instructors and trainers to innovate, and ensure a user experience like no other.
Register for this webinar to learn about:
- How the capabilities of your LMS theme can increase user experience and learning performance
- Tips and best practices for branding an LMS
- Which LMS features will best support your branding process
- How to use these features (in a live demo!)
To download: http://bit.ly/179Q38P Learning Management System can be a maze. Understand what should be kept in mind while choosing an LMS that best caters to your training needs.
In our 15 years of experience in the LMS market, we have found that many underestimate the time and resources required to successfully deploy an LMS. Watch this webinar, to discover some tips and tricks for ensuring you successfully launch your LMS, and maximize user adoption.
Watch this webinar to learn about:
The top 7 hidden costs of deploying an LMS
Important questions to consider when organizing deployment activities
Workarounds to ensure hidden LMS costs are avoided
Action to take for maximized user adoption
Whether you’re new to Moodle, or an experienced user, knowing which plugins to choose and how to best implement them can be a challenge. Our Moodle experts regularly review plugins and advise and help our clients select the best plugins based on their learning and training needs. In this live demonstration, you will see in depth, the top 5 plugin choices which help with tracking learning engagement, reporting, and overall user experience.
Watch the presentation to learn which Moodle Plugins will allow you to:
- Enhance learner productivity and improve performance
- Reduce employee turnover, and increase learner engagement
- Improve training and learning processes, and see consistently better learning results
Erin Melvin, a Learning and Development Specialist at Lambda Solutions, presented on training essentials for their learning management system (LMS). The presentation covered why training matters for successful LMS implementation and use, Lambda's approach to training, setup and configuration support, and their vision for advancing learning engagement. Attendees were invited to ask questions and provide feedback to help Lambda continue improving their client training and support.
Reduce the Cost of Online Learning & Training with Moodle LMSLambda Solutions
Whether you’re delivering online learning at a private school, a university, a healthcare institution, or a small business, you’ll want a flexible eLearning solution that has the flexibility (and scalability) to meets your business needs, and cuts unnecessary costs. In addition to being the world’s leading open source platform, with over 1 million registered users worldwide, Moodle offers a solution that fits your budget. This presentation will identify the features and functions of Moodle LMS that will help you save money, and even make money!
Attend the live webinar to learn:
- Common pains and needs of the LMS market, when it comes to costs and investments
- The features and functions of Moodle that will alleviate these pains, by reducing the cost of your LMS ownership
- The cost-benefits associated with the Open Source platform of Moodle
- The business problems you’ll be able to solve with these identified features
- Tips for avoiding other unnecessary costs.
Leveraging Your LMS to Meet Organizational GoalsLambda Solutions
Learning management systems (LMS) help users and learners accelerate learning performance, but you may not be aware of the LMS features that can also serve your entire organization, and accelerate corporate performance. The key is knowing which features in your LMS align with corporate processes, and how to leverage them. Join this live webinar to learn how a modern LMS can increase user performance, improve learning programs, measure the impact of learning and training, and generate more efficiencies and income for your business.
Watch the presentation to learn about the LMS features you can use to help you reach your goals, including:
- LMS Reporting & Analytics
- Configurable, Branded Theme
- Course Shopping Cart & Checkout
- Digital Media Library
The document advertises client management services from DeskCenterUSA that can help schools and colleges grow their student body and control spending while staying compliant. It offers benefits like centrally managing inventory and software licenses, complete documentation, user management, and reports. A free trial of DeskCenter's management suite is available on their website.
The user experience of your learning management system directly affects learner engagement. Often, LMS branding efforts prove detrimental to the usability of the entire system, and even slow down learner progress and overall learning and training success.
Branding your LMS is more than just consistent theming—it is also the application of intuitive and functional design principles that work to both make your users comfortable throughout their learning experience, while shaping and enforcing your organization’s culture. Inspire your learners, drive your instructors and trainers to innovate, and ensure a user experience like no other.
Register for this webinar to learn about:
- How the capabilities of your LMS theme can increase user experience and learning performance
- Tips and best practices for branding an LMS
- Which LMS features will best support your branding process
- How to use these features (in a live demo!)
To download: http://bit.ly/179Q38P Learning Management System can be a maze. Understand what should be kept in mind while choosing an LMS that best caters to your training needs.
In our 15 years of experience in the LMS market, we have found that many underestimate the time and resources required to successfully deploy an LMS. Watch this webinar, to discover some tips and tricks for ensuring you successfully launch your LMS, and maximize user adoption.
Watch this webinar to learn about:
The top 7 hidden costs of deploying an LMS
Important questions to consider when organizing deployment activities
Workarounds to ensure hidden LMS costs are avoided
Action to take for maximized user adoption
The document discusses key metrics for service industry support centers, including who is responsible for metrics, why metrics are reported, and what metrics should be measured. It covers common metrics like call volume, abandonment rates, average speed to answer, and financial metrics. It also provides formulas for calculating metrics like abandonment rates, average speed to answer, cost per call, and first call resolution. Tools for reporting metrics include reporting from service management systems, Crystal Reports, and Excel pivot tables.
Lambda Solutions recently released a reporting and analytics solution for Moodle Learning Management system. As the first reporting and analytics solution built specifically for the Moodle Community, users gain full control over their learning data in order to deliver new found insight on learning effectiveness and where to invest in learning for the future.
We show you:
- How to quickly build ad hoc tables, charts, and executive dashboards
- How to use course completion data to identify courses and modules that are taking longer than expected
- How to use a time spent learning dashboard to identify courses and modules that are taking longer than expected
This document discusses a new business concept to provide quality coaching and test preparation to students in smaller cities through an affordable blended interactive virtual classroom (BIVC) model. The BIVC model connects local coaching centers to live and recorded classes taught by expert faculty in major cities. This addresses the shortage of quality coaching options currently available in smaller cities. The document outlines the benefits of the BIVC model for students and partners, as well as the steps involved in becoming a partner.
versaSRS HelpDesk is a flexible Help Desk and Customer Support solution that will enable your business to quickly and effectively support, manage and improve the quality of your interactions with your employees, end users and customers.
Improve Service Levels & Customer Satisfaction by utilizing a system which enables organisations to fully manage customers - to increase productivity, reduce service desk workload and subsequently reduce operational costs.
Tips for Selecting the Right Learning Management SystemLambda Solutions
This document discusses tips for selecting the right learning management system (LMS). It outlines the key benefits of an LMS, including automating management, centralized training, blended learning, assigning training to groups, assessing learning, and improving compliance tracking and reporting. The document also discusses important business considerations like cost, time, human resources, and requirements. Additionally, it covers the different LMS options of proprietary vs. open source systems and key features to look for in a modern LMS like integration and reporting/analytics.
Have you been tasked to write a LMS RFP for your organization? Are you also looking specifically at Moodle or Totara for your LMS of choice? Creating an LMS RFP can be a time-consuming task, especially when you don’t have a template to work from. Join James Nicolson, LMS Solutions Engineer, for a live webinar that will cover the need-to-know tips for writing an LMS RFP specifically for Moodle.
You will learn about:
- Specific technical details so that your Moodle/Totara deployment meets your project requirements
- Compatibility and standard requirements for the most popular Moodle plugins
- Hosting requirements for a secure cloud hosting environment
- Frequently asked questions from leading companies who have deployed Moodle LMS
- Implementation tips from leading organizations including: YMCA, Kodak Alaris & Rutgers University
GSS America\'s Workplace Services aim at equipping customer’s business with round-the-clock support, through its Global Operations Command Center (GOCC). Its comprehensive range of workplace services gives customers the ability to reduce their costs and improve their service levels. GSS intends to help global enterprises cut down on their infrastructure maintenance costs and provide access to expert skills.
Leveraging Technology in Graduate AdmissionsMarcus Hanscom
Presented at the 2009 NAGAP Annual Conference in New York City.
Scope: Limited staffing, shrinking budgets, and extended work hours have admissions offices scrambling for means to effectively recruit students. Recent strides in “Web 2.0” technologies have allowed offices that are struggling a way out: giving students the power to view individual, customized admission information – in real-time - related to not only their program of interest, but also admissions status, important deadlines, and more. This session will discuss how the University of New Haven has reaped the benefits of offering personalized admission information to its graduate students. By utilizing Hobsons’ Connect2 software, the Graduate Admissions Office has created personalized “VIP” pages and automated communications to give students access to admissions information at the touch of a button, eliminating the need to call or email admissions staff. Automating and personalizing e-communications and admission status “snail mail” will also be discussed.
- Lipsa Rajnandini is seeking a mid-level or mid-senior level role in incident, problem, or change management. She has over 6 years of experience in these fields.
- She has certifications in CCNA, MCP, ITIL V3, and Six Sigma Black Belt. She has a diploma in electronics and telecommunications.
- Her experience includes monitoring and troubleshooting networks and servers, using ticketing and monitoring tools, and ensuring compliance with SLAs and customer satisfaction.
The document discusses supporting change with learning and introducing the Bright Affect solution. Some key points:
- Bright Affect has extensive channel experience and a solution for delivering high-quality video training to customers.
- Partners demand compelling, accessible content in a timely manner and control of brand is increasingly important.
- The Bright Affect solution integrates with Salesforce and increases the value of existing CRM investments. It provides insights into user behavior and reinforces the brand.
- The solution includes an app with a Pinterest-style interface that allows targeted, searchable content delivery on desktop and mobile.
The slide deck of the presentation given on June 16 at Localization World 34 in Barcelona.
To successfully run an MT platform and MT projects, a very specific skillset is needed. The right combination of MT and post-editing (PE) can help reduce turn-around times even in low-tech contexts while maximizing cost-effectiveness.
This presentation introduces to the strategies for an effective solution for translation buyers and vendors.
Read about the dos and don’ts when dealing with MT + PE in regard to improving productivity and increasing speed and ease of translation; the best setup for an operating environment based on the right project requirements and practices specifically devised; and the primary challenges posed by MT and PE, as preparing data, assessing quality of outputs, estimating the post-editing effort, vetting, selecting, instructing and compensating human resources.
#15NTC NTEN Help Desk or Service Desk? (Align Nonprofit Technology)Steve Heye
We all know the traditional meaning behind an IT Help Desk: something breaks, you call, we fix. Moving to an IT Service Desk can add further meaning: we also work with you on the goal. But, with both of these, we still have a problem. IT has to wait for the organization to have a specific request to react to, we become a store where the customer is always right. Well guess what? The customer in this case is not always right, and IT should not be managed in a way that forces it to only fill requests and fix things. We will talk about how to manage a help desk while still allowing IT to be a partner to the organization.
Creating a Dynamic, Reactive Communication Model from ScratchHobsons
With more and more students interested in professional education and diminishing resources to meet these demands, Paul Allen, Director of Recruiting at the Professional MBA program at the University of South Carolina helped create a fully automated, dynamic, and reactive communication model. Join our webinar to review the case study of his program and learn best practices that led to achieving an average open rate of 50% across all communications. In addition, this session will walk attendees through the stages of evaluating, planning, designing, and implementing their own similar model.
LITE 2018 – How to Deliver Great Courses in Classroom, ILT, VILT, and Blended...getadministrate
This document discusses different methods for delivering training courses, including ILT (Instructor-Led Training), VILT (Virtual Instructor-Led Training), eLearning, and blended learning. It defines each method and outlines their main advantages and disadvantages. Recommendations are provided for how to choose the best method based on factors like business type, budget, and culture. The document also offers best practices for planning, delivering, gathering feedback, and improving training courses using the various methods.
It’s easy to work on Samagyan School Management Software on your first login without any instructions all you need is the basic knowledge of working on a computer.
The Costs Associated with Buying an LMS (June 2017)Lambda Solutions
When you purchase a learning management system (LMS), where is your money going? With subscription fees, hosting, set-up and configuration, the costs can be hard to track.
Join Lambda Solutions' Product Manager, James Nicolson to unpack this topic. From set-up to data migration to training, discover where exactly your money is going when you purchase an LMS, as well as some tips and tricks for ensuring you successfully launch your LMS, and avoid any hidden costs.
You will learn:
-The main costs associated with an open source LMS
-Important questions to consider when organizing deployment activities
-Workarounds to avoid hidden LMS costs
http://www.lambdasolutions.net/resources/webinars/costs-associated-open-source-lms-2/
When you purchase a cloud-based learning management system (LMS), where is your money going? How does the value compare to that of ‘closed’, proprietary systems – subscription fees, hosting, set-up and configuration … the costs vary, and it can be hard to compare.
In this presentation, we unpack this seemingly sensitive topic, and try to lay the facts open for all to see. With 15 years of experience implementing LMS solutions – much of it in the open source world, including Moodle and Totara LMS – we know all the behind-the-scenes factors that keep your LMS running seamlessly, meeting your e-learning requirements, and ultimately require investment of one kind or another.
From set-up to data migration to training, join us and discover where exactly your money is going when you purchase an LMS.
The request-for-proposal (RFP) process can be time-consuming, but can also yield meaningful results. In your search for the Moodle LMS, a targeted RFP can identify the candidates that best address your organization’s exact needs and wants—if the questions and structure are correctly tailored to solicit the right information. This webinar will cover the need-to-know tips for writing a Moodle LMS RFP, and provide templated elements from which to work from.
Register for this webinar to learn more about the following key elements to a successful Moodle RFP:
- Designing an LMS RFP to meet your technical project requirements
- Compatibility and standards requirements for the most popular Moodle plugins
- Hosting requirements for a secure cloud hosting environment
- Implementation tips from leading organizations including: YMCA, Kodak Alaris & Rutgers University
- Frequently asked questions from leading companies who have successfully deployed a Moodle LMS
The document discusses key metrics for service industry support centers, including who is responsible for metrics, why metrics are reported, and what metrics should be measured. It covers common metrics like call volume, abandonment rates, average speed to answer, and financial metrics. It also provides formulas for calculating metrics like abandonment rates, average speed to answer, cost per call, and first call resolution. Tools for reporting metrics include reporting from service management systems, Crystal Reports, and Excel pivot tables.
Lambda Solutions recently released a reporting and analytics solution for Moodle Learning Management system. As the first reporting and analytics solution built specifically for the Moodle Community, users gain full control over their learning data in order to deliver new found insight on learning effectiveness and where to invest in learning for the future.
We show you:
- How to quickly build ad hoc tables, charts, and executive dashboards
- How to use course completion data to identify courses and modules that are taking longer than expected
- How to use a time spent learning dashboard to identify courses and modules that are taking longer than expected
This document discusses a new business concept to provide quality coaching and test preparation to students in smaller cities through an affordable blended interactive virtual classroom (BIVC) model. The BIVC model connects local coaching centers to live and recorded classes taught by expert faculty in major cities. This addresses the shortage of quality coaching options currently available in smaller cities. The document outlines the benefits of the BIVC model for students and partners, as well as the steps involved in becoming a partner.
versaSRS HelpDesk is a flexible Help Desk and Customer Support solution that will enable your business to quickly and effectively support, manage and improve the quality of your interactions with your employees, end users and customers.
Improve Service Levels & Customer Satisfaction by utilizing a system which enables organisations to fully manage customers - to increase productivity, reduce service desk workload and subsequently reduce operational costs.
Tips for Selecting the Right Learning Management SystemLambda Solutions
This document discusses tips for selecting the right learning management system (LMS). It outlines the key benefits of an LMS, including automating management, centralized training, blended learning, assigning training to groups, assessing learning, and improving compliance tracking and reporting. The document also discusses important business considerations like cost, time, human resources, and requirements. Additionally, it covers the different LMS options of proprietary vs. open source systems and key features to look for in a modern LMS like integration and reporting/analytics.
Have you been tasked to write a LMS RFP for your organization? Are you also looking specifically at Moodle or Totara for your LMS of choice? Creating an LMS RFP can be a time-consuming task, especially when you don’t have a template to work from. Join James Nicolson, LMS Solutions Engineer, for a live webinar that will cover the need-to-know tips for writing an LMS RFP specifically for Moodle.
You will learn about:
- Specific technical details so that your Moodle/Totara deployment meets your project requirements
- Compatibility and standard requirements for the most popular Moodle plugins
- Hosting requirements for a secure cloud hosting environment
- Frequently asked questions from leading companies who have deployed Moodle LMS
- Implementation tips from leading organizations including: YMCA, Kodak Alaris & Rutgers University
GSS America\'s Workplace Services aim at equipping customer’s business with round-the-clock support, through its Global Operations Command Center (GOCC). Its comprehensive range of workplace services gives customers the ability to reduce their costs and improve their service levels. GSS intends to help global enterprises cut down on their infrastructure maintenance costs and provide access to expert skills.
Leveraging Technology in Graduate AdmissionsMarcus Hanscom
Presented at the 2009 NAGAP Annual Conference in New York City.
Scope: Limited staffing, shrinking budgets, and extended work hours have admissions offices scrambling for means to effectively recruit students. Recent strides in “Web 2.0” technologies have allowed offices that are struggling a way out: giving students the power to view individual, customized admission information – in real-time - related to not only their program of interest, but also admissions status, important deadlines, and more. This session will discuss how the University of New Haven has reaped the benefits of offering personalized admission information to its graduate students. By utilizing Hobsons’ Connect2 software, the Graduate Admissions Office has created personalized “VIP” pages and automated communications to give students access to admissions information at the touch of a button, eliminating the need to call or email admissions staff. Automating and personalizing e-communications and admission status “snail mail” will also be discussed.
- Lipsa Rajnandini is seeking a mid-level or mid-senior level role in incident, problem, or change management. She has over 6 years of experience in these fields.
- She has certifications in CCNA, MCP, ITIL V3, and Six Sigma Black Belt. She has a diploma in electronics and telecommunications.
- Her experience includes monitoring and troubleshooting networks and servers, using ticketing and monitoring tools, and ensuring compliance with SLAs and customer satisfaction.
The document discusses supporting change with learning and introducing the Bright Affect solution. Some key points:
- Bright Affect has extensive channel experience and a solution for delivering high-quality video training to customers.
- Partners demand compelling, accessible content in a timely manner and control of brand is increasingly important.
- The Bright Affect solution integrates with Salesforce and increases the value of existing CRM investments. It provides insights into user behavior and reinforces the brand.
- The solution includes an app with a Pinterest-style interface that allows targeted, searchable content delivery on desktop and mobile.
The slide deck of the presentation given on June 16 at Localization World 34 in Barcelona.
To successfully run an MT platform and MT projects, a very specific skillset is needed. The right combination of MT and post-editing (PE) can help reduce turn-around times even in low-tech contexts while maximizing cost-effectiveness.
This presentation introduces to the strategies for an effective solution for translation buyers and vendors.
Read about the dos and don’ts when dealing with MT + PE in regard to improving productivity and increasing speed and ease of translation; the best setup for an operating environment based on the right project requirements and practices specifically devised; and the primary challenges posed by MT and PE, as preparing data, assessing quality of outputs, estimating the post-editing effort, vetting, selecting, instructing and compensating human resources.
#15NTC NTEN Help Desk or Service Desk? (Align Nonprofit Technology)Steve Heye
We all know the traditional meaning behind an IT Help Desk: something breaks, you call, we fix. Moving to an IT Service Desk can add further meaning: we also work with you on the goal. But, with both of these, we still have a problem. IT has to wait for the organization to have a specific request to react to, we become a store where the customer is always right. Well guess what? The customer in this case is not always right, and IT should not be managed in a way that forces it to only fill requests and fix things. We will talk about how to manage a help desk while still allowing IT to be a partner to the organization.
Creating a Dynamic, Reactive Communication Model from ScratchHobsons
With more and more students interested in professional education and diminishing resources to meet these demands, Paul Allen, Director of Recruiting at the Professional MBA program at the University of South Carolina helped create a fully automated, dynamic, and reactive communication model. Join our webinar to review the case study of his program and learn best practices that led to achieving an average open rate of 50% across all communications. In addition, this session will walk attendees through the stages of evaluating, planning, designing, and implementing their own similar model.
LITE 2018 – How to Deliver Great Courses in Classroom, ILT, VILT, and Blended...getadministrate
This document discusses different methods for delivering training courses, including ILT (Instructor-Led Training), VILT (Virtual Instructor-Led Training), eLearning, and blended learning. It defines each method and outlines their main advantages and disadvantages. Recommendations are provided for how to choose the best method based on factors like business type, budget, and culture. The document also offers best practices for planning, delivering, gathering feedback, and improving training courses using the various methods.
It’s easy to work on Samagyan School Management Software on your first login without any instructions all you need is the basic knowledge of working on a computer.
The Costs Associated with Buying an LMS (June 2017)Lambda Solutions
When you purchase a learning management system (LMS), where is your money going? With subscription fees, hosting, set-up and configuration, the costs can be hard to track.
Join Lambda Solutions' Product Manager, James Nicolson to unpack this topic. From set-up to data migration to training, discover where exactly your money is going when you purchase an LMS, as well as some tips and tricks for ensuring you successfully launch your LMS, and avoid any hidden costs.
You will learn:
-The main costs associated with an open source LMS
-Important questions to consider when organizing deployment activities
-Workarounds to avoid hidden LMS costs
http://www.lambdasolutions.net/resources/webinars/costs-associated-open-source-lms-2/
When you purchase a cloud-based learning management system (LMS), where is your money going? How does the value compare to that of ‘closed’, proprietary systems – subscription fees, hosting, set-up and configuration … the costs vary, and it can be hard to compare.
In this presentation, we unpack this seemingly sensitive topic, and try to lay the facts open for all to see. With 15 years of experience implementing LMS solutions – much of it in the open source world, including Moodle and Totara LMS – we know all the behind-the-scenes factors that keep your LMS running seamlessly, meeting your e-learning requirements, and ultimately require investment of one kind or another.
From set-up to data migration to training, join us and discover where exactly your money is going when you purchase an LMS.
The request-for-proposal (RFP) process can be time-consuming, but can also yield meaningful results. In your search for the Moodle LMS, a targeted RFP can identify the candidates that best address your organization’s exact needs and wants—if the questions and structure are correctly tailored to solicit the right information. This webinar will cover the need-to-know tips for writing a Moodle LMS RFP, and provide templated elements from which to work from.
Register for this webinar to learn more about the following key elements to a successful Moodle RFP:
- Designing an LMS RFP to meet your technical project requirements
- Compatibility and standards requirements for the most popular Moodle plugins
- Hosting requirements for a secure cloud hosting environment
- Implementation tips from leading organizations including: YMCA, Kodak Alaris & Rutgers University
- Frequently asked questions from leading companies who have successfully deployed a Moodle LMS
Selecting The Right Business Technology Solution and Business PartnersProformative, Inc.
Proformative recently launched the FinTech Forum webinar program series, which is designed to offer practical and actionable content in an interactive format to help finance leaders better understand and exploit business technology that can fuel competitive advantage.
Where exactly is your money going, when you buy an LMS? We’re going to show you. With 15 years of experience in the LMS market, we know the amount of time, and resources that go into a successful LMS deployment. Join us with LMS Solutions Engineer, James Nicolson, to discover where exactly your money is going, as well as some tips and tricks for ensuring you successfully launch your LMS, maximize user adoption and avoid any hidden costs.
You will learn:
- The main costs associated with an LMS
- Important questions to consider when organizing deployment activities
- Workarounds to ensure hidden LMS costs are avoided
- Action to take for maximized user adoption
- Hidden costs you can avoid
The document provides tips for effectively communicating a library technology plan to different audiences. It emphasizes that 80% of effort should go towards planning, preparation, implementation and adoption rather than just 20% on choosing and installing systems. Communication is key to success and different audiences like staff, users, management have different needs and perspectives. The communicator needs to understand why each audience should care and tailor the messaging accordingly. Features tell but benefits sell so the technology plan should focus on how it benefits productivity, workflow and results rather than just features. It also cautions about potential problems and stresses the importance of integration, simplicity, saving time, increasing productivity and quality when justifying new technology.
The document discusses 9 hidden costs that can arise when deploying a learning management system (LMS). These include hosting costs, disaster recovery, licensing fees, lack of flexibility, poor support, limited reporting, complex course creation, difficulties migrating existing content, and the need for additional integrations. It provides strategies for avoiding these hidden costs, such as choosing a scalable cloud hosting package, carefully reviewing the vendor's support services, and outsourcing content creation if needed. The presentation concludes by posing important questions organizations should consider regarding their business needs, deployment timeline, and desired LMS features.
Data management solutions always look good “on paper”. When it's just a matter of proposals and ROI projections on gleaming white stock, the “abstract” seems perfect. It's only when you go live, and real people get involved that things can get messy. If you don't have a clear, strategic implementation plan in place, who knows what could happen.
You need a plan. And Synergis has a proven plan. During this webcast, you’ll discover...
• Why creating alignment and generating positive buzz are essential to success
• What 6 critical steps must be followed to insure successful implementation
• Which best practices will make you a hero
• The most common pitfalls that impact ROI
Let us help you find, build and manage your LMS & Talent Management system so you can focus on growing your business.
Partnering with you to provide a lower cost more efficient solution.
Lambda Solutions Webinar - Top 8 Features in an LMSLambda Solutions
The learning management system is quickly changing. Whether you’re in the market as a first-time user, or you’re looking to switch over to a new platform, there are a plethora of new features and functionalities to consider when looking for a modern LMS that will allow you to grow revenue through training, talent development, and continued education. Save your seat to learn about the 8 features a modern LMS should have.
You will learn about:
- The LMS market landscape today
- The top 8 must have LMS features in a modern LMS
- Ways to save LMS costs and how to get more for less
- The best strategies for finding an LMS that will grow with you
Set the Path Forward with Smart Technology Decisions.pdfTechSoup
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1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
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5. Our Objectives
Help you understand the financial implications of
purchasing an LMS, and how to make sure you pay for
the right things:
• Where your money goes
• Features
• Presentation Recording and Slides
• Post-Webinar Survey
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Poll Question #1
What is your Learning Management System (LMS) status?
Never owned, first time buyer
Have an LMS but exploring other options
Have an LMS and happy with the solution
8. Application
What LMS do you need?
This is usually the main cost (and the main
concern) of the LMS project as a whole.
• Functionality
• Flexibility
• Usability
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Poll Question #2
If you are looking for an LMS, what is your biggest challenge?
Too many options, I don’t know where to start
My organization does not find value in training
Budget constraints
Defining the project requirements
10. Licensing and Usage Model
The Three Types of LMS Licensing
model
• Perpetual
• Subscription
• Open Source
11. Hosting
Self or Outsourced Hosting
independent of the application licensing
Self Hosted
• Full control
• Need IT team and resources
Outsourced Hosting
• Hosted on optimized environment
• Not same level of control
13. Training
Ensure familiarity and skills comprehension
• Application familiarity is key to ongoing
success
• Delivered through freely available
course/academy training resources
• Tailored to your organizational needs or
more general workflows
14. Set-Up & Configuration
Defining the Requirements
• Understand the needs of your administrators, course
developers, trainers, instructors, and learners
• Identifying and configuring the environment and
tools to manage content delivery
15. Support
How can we help?
Support is an integral part of the overall LMS solution, as
well as your continuing experience with the application.
Support varies based on product, as well as the specific
licensing/hosting package.
• Levels of support
• Contact channels
• Hours of support
16. Theme and Branding
Maintain your brand across platforms
• Asses available design options
• Is custom development required?
• Impact on user experience
17. Reporting & Analytics
Learning analytics are key to tracking, improving, and
maintaining an LMS.
• Access to all LMS data
• Ad-hoc report building and Out-of-the-box analyses
• Scheduling and distribution
18. Upgrades
System performance and user experience
often necessitates upgrades to the latest
versions.
• Major and minor releases
• Included upgrades
• Version changes and release tracking
19. Questions to Consider
Some take-away questions to help you assess the right LMS
• What business or learning problem are you looking to
solve?
• Identify the core features you need
• How do you intend to get content into the system?
20. Questions to Consider (ctd.)
Some take-away questions to help you assess the right LMS
• What information do you need to extract?
• What is the system being integrated with?
• How quickly do you need to be up and running?
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Yes, most definitely
To be honest, I’m not sure yet
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Editor's Notes
As the Director of Learning Solutions, Ben has extensive knowledge of Moodle. He spends a great deal of time working in Moodle, working within the Moodle community, and actively working to improve Moodle. I’ll let Ben introduce himself.
Today will are looking at the Costs Associated With Buying an LMS; in which, we will be covering the items listed in the agenda that can impact the costs with buying an LMS.
Our objectives today is to help you understand the financial implications of buying a learning management system, and ensure that you are paying for the right things. W
Like most projects, from a high level view, the needs and requirements appear simple; however, when explored in more depth a layer of complexity is uncovered.
This is usually the core focus of the LMS hunt.
There are over 300 LMS’s in the market and with that a wide verity of features available. A good practices to follow is as a team writing down the features you require and prioritizing this list can help you with knowing what features are the must haves and what are nice to have’s.
Identifying and prioritizing the requirements of the LMS project is important as often the features of any application can greatly impact the price, knowing what is important can really help with understanding what you are spending your money on. Keep in mind the features you are looking for today and if that functionality will meet your needs in the future.
This can help in identifying what LMS is right for you and in some situations what version of the LMS with vendors offering different tiers of the product unlocking different components at different price points.
Consider if you have the flexibility to have created the features missing in an LMS that you want or if in the future you are open to add new features to the LMS
Once you have decided on the application, its time to purchase and depending on the product the licensing or ownership of the application can be performed in a variety of ways.
I think most people are familiar with the 1st licensing agreement type, especially for software.
Perpetual
Possibly more the traditional approach. There is an upfront costs to purchase the application. Updates could be included with the major version that is purchased. Often with this approach there is a decoupled system which doesn’t include hosting (usually) and is purely the software license. Hosting software from a providers perspective is a reoccurring cost and so perpetual licenses usually do not include hosting. Also since the model does not have a reoccurring cost it can be very expensive to begin with. Additionally, other features, including support may or may not be included.
Subscription
has been around for a fairly long time but is definitely the growing trend with web based applications. Subscription models allow you access to the application while you are paying for it similar to a phone bill. These subscription tie in with the Software as a Service model that is very popular across internet applications at the moment. - SAAS or “Cloud” being the most popular approach in an internet focused world places costs on an ongoing model, either monthly or annually and can be broken down into a usage model for the application, like the number of active users, courses, reports run, emails sent, etc. With this model the software application is included and the hosting as well as support but not always. Examples of SaaS applications are Salesforce, Office 365, Google Docs.
Open Source
The application is community driven with a global network of developers and users contributing to its growth. The source code is distributed so you have a lot of flexibility to modify or develop new features for the application. As the licensing is free you own the application which is a key benefit as you are not tied to a particular vendor. This allows for the option to host internally or outsourced to a 3rd party vendor for a more SAASified solution.
Moodle & Totara are both Open Source applications. Totara bridges the subscription model with a subscription fee but you get the benefit of a still truly being an open source application. Open source apps can be hosted which leads into the next part of the presentation.
Depending on the application and its licensing model certain hosting options are available.
Definitely the traditional approach to this ties in the perpetual licensing model. Software is purchased, an activation key for the level of license that is required is provided and it is then up to the customer to install this within their internal IT infrastructure. Open Source allows for this approach as well with a self hosted solution.
Most companies still operate some sort of internal IT system but the emergence of Salesforce, Google Apps, Amazon Web Services and all the other web applications has started to push this type of hosting more to the way side.
Internal hosted system obviously provide the largest amount of control for the organization. This is a huge plus for many organizations, especially when talking about security as you can completely control how your systems operate.
The downside of this is that you need to maintain and operate your own systems including hardware, data center (storage, usage, and setup), and personnel costs, this can be difficult to justify for organization that need to be able to focus IT efforts on other projects or don’t have the budget to take on such a large project. Remember system administrators and LMS administrators are required to operate a system and may not be the same person.
Replacing hardware can be expensive, also redundancies and backups are entirely up to your team. Monthly costs may not be directly present although staff, hardware, and data center’s all have their own costs.
The other option which definitely has the most significant market growth is outsourced hosting. This has a few variations, you could simply operate your system on an outsourced hosting architecture via a hosting platform partner. This allows you to maintain the application itself, as well as other systems. This releases you from hardware constraints but IT personnel constraints are still there.
The alternative, is a SAAS solutions that is really geared up around subscription to the software which only exists as a cloud application.
SAAS providers operate a system that is custom built for the application making sure it runs as effectively as possible.
The SAAS providers are responsibility to maintain these systems and ensure their uptime.
They also typically have expertise specific to this platform meaning they have application specific support.
The downside to a SAAS approach is often the level of control of the underlying systems.
Totara and Moodle being a standalone application is not in itself a SAAS application. Lambda has taken this software and wrapped a layer of SAAS features such as optimized hosting environment, redundancy, backups, application support, training, and upgrades to SAASify the Moodle and Totara LMS. This provides our clients full control within the application but we take care of the burden of managing the underlying architecture so you can focus on the LMS system itself., reducing personnel and physical hardware costs.
Migration is a common topic associated with moving to a new LMS.
Organizations often want to move their users and course content over.
Moving systems can be quite a lengthy process in general so having your content being compatible with the new system can make the whole deployment process a lot quicker and painless. Content can certainly be easily moved between systems, especially if it is using standards such as SCORM, TinCan, or other common content formats.
On a slightly different note, but also related consider costs around if new content is needing to be developed.
That being said there are a number of tools and providers that can take courses and content created from different LMS platforms and convert them to the new systems format. In other situations working with a partner that can help you create a strategy around how best to migrate and switch over to the new LMS can help reduce your time to get up and running.
Training can be essential for an organization to gain understanding of the core features of a LMS and to see what advance capabilities the system offers.
Organizations should first look into if training is available for the LMS and if so, is it included or does it cost extra?
This is going to fully depend on the vendor and how they operate their services. The vendor’s services will also shape what the training consist of? Is it some sort of training knowledge resource available online such as a wiki, community forum, instructional videos, or is it an instructor lead sessions. Perhaps, training will be a combination of different types of materials and delivery formats. Does your organization require in-person training or is web conference acceptable? The answer to these questions can help with understanding the costs of running an LMS in addition to showing what value your organization places on services such as training, what it consists of, and how it is delivered.
Just as training is an essential component to get you and your LMS off the ground; setup and configuration is focused on how that knowledge is applied to achieve the outcomes of your eLearning program.
LMS applications like Moodle and Totara are sophisticated and extensive, that have a variety of features and functions that makes them fit a wide range of deployments. Being thrown into the application, in the deep end, can be quite daunting and prevent you from using the system effectively.
This is the primary reason for Training and help with setup and configuration.
Does the vendor have a dedicated team that can guide you through the applications features
Is it possible for a more customised deployment which really helps to map your requirements into the LMS features.
With a specialised deployment, guidance can help you can get up and running quicker.
This is particularly useful for Enterprise LMS platforms like Totara, which introduce unique ways of mapping your organisational hierarchy into the LMS for automated enrolments in courses and a path of learning
Having a dedicated training team that is available from day one and with future initiatives can really help ensure that you continue to have a great experience with the system.
And in the same vein as Training, Ongoing application support is important throughout your time with the LMS.
There are obviously a variety of support levels and depending on the LMS provider they may provide a selection of these.
Most vendors offering support offer these services on a per hour cost or bundled into the application/hosting costs.
With the emergence of Software as a Service (SaaS), applications are being hosted, maintained and supported directly by the vendor on a more common basis.
This means that some application support time is bundled into the subscription, but you may only have access during specific times or through certain channels such as email only and not phone from the hours of 9 to 5 Monday to Friday. Is their an Enterprise or Gold plan with a different support SLA and service? Would this benefit your organization…
Moving onto some of the LMS specific features supported in a SAAS model.
Application Support, this is the how-to’s such as creating users, building courses
Hosting Support and operations which often consists of keep the application up and running and diagnosing issues that might arise
Is it possible to capture and infuse your brands logo’s, graphics, and color scheme.
Are customizable options available?
Is there a theme library available?
Sometimes custom development may be required to get the styling you are looking for.
Can this development be performed directly through the partner?
What options are available out of the box?
Getting as much functionality out of the box as possible can saves major costs.
In addition to theme and brand, what other integrations would you need? Are customization possible?
Consider who can perform these integrations and customizations, how the integration will be implemented such as in the form of a plugins or app to extend the functionality. With open source applications there is freedom to extend the functionality of your application, but at what financial and functional costs?
LMS applications are designed to generate a lot of information from a learner, manager and administrator perspective so having an effective way of get access to this information is imperative.
This information is important for showing activity completions and course status but can be used to demonstrate wider site metrics like usage, time spent, program certification, and general trouble areas such as problematic quiz questions. With access to all the data and being able filter and view it in different ways it helps to monitor and maintain an effective eLearning program.
All LMS applications have some degree of reporting but is this enough to meet your company requirements?
Proprietary systems may only give you access to certain reporting functions at specific applications tiers.
If the built in reporting functions aren’t sufficient for your requirement, are there vendors who can provide their own reporting solution with enhanced capabilities.
Having access to the latest and greatest version of the application has many benefits and is certainly recommended but these are not always directly included and may come at an additional cost. Do you have to implement the new version when it is supplied? Does it cost to upgrade to the new version?
Many Organizations place great value on included upgrades to the latest version removing the complex involved with updates to the hosting platform, leap frogging from one newer version of the application to the next, and trouble shooting issues. Upgrades are critical for keeping software secure and safe to use as well as having the newest features so getting expert advice or having this included in the subscription is key to success.
How does the system fit in with your organization, what is its purpose of the application and how is it helping you meet your requirements.
For example, do you need webinars? Is reporting really important now or in the future?
Do you have the content already in another system? Would you work with a content creation partner?
What does this system need to tie in with to be successful. What does that integration look like on a high level?
Similarly, what infomation should come out? Where is this information going? Into another system or to a person in the form of reports?
What are your timelines? Is procuring new hardware for a one month deadline going to be feasible?
Why is Lambda talking today about learning management system costs?
We specialize in cloud-based hosting of the learning management systems Moodle and Totara. With these two LMS, clients benefit from powerful, flexible and open source solutions that are feature rich with mobile and social applications. Totara and Moodle are 80% more cost effective and match leading competitors feature for feature.
Our agile service team implements scalable deployments to reduce your IT operational costs by more than 40%. Lambda’s cloud hosting is unparalleled for security and reliability with our 99.99% uptime commitment
Your set-up time to use your LMS is days, not weeks, with 12 years of experience and over 600 customer implementations.
Our Moodle experts provide support, training, integration and custom development.
Well-known organizations like Google, Safeway and Four Seasons use open source learning management. Here are just a few of the companies that use our technology.
One company that we’d like to highlight is Kodak Alaris.
Rutgers University. Rutgers uses a Lambda hosted instance of Moodle to deliver learning for their Biomedical and Health Services programs.
Three things that Rutgers were looking for in an LMS were flexibility, cost savings, and speed and reliability.
Using Moodle Rutgers was able to benefit from full control of their Moodle site, with ability to build in features and functionalities that were unique to their student needs.
Rutgers also experienced both time and cost savings, compared to what they invested in their previous hosting provider
Well-known organizations like Google, Safeway and Four Seasons use open source learning management. Here are just a few of the companies that use our technology.
One company that we’d like to highlight is Rutgers University. Rutgers uses a Lambda hosted instance of Moodle to deliver learning for their Biomedical and Health Services programs.
Three things that Rutgers were looking for in an LMS were flexibility, cost savings, and speed and reliability.
Using Moodle Rutgers was able to benefit from full control of their Moodle site, with ability to build in features and functionalities that were unique to their student needs.
Rutgers also experienced both time and cost savings, compared to what they invested in their previous hosting provider